About This Piece

Vintage Design

This mid-century modern leather 'Bertioga' lounge chair was designed by Jean Gillon. The chair is comfortable and features beautiful detailing in the back and in the black leather as well as a lovely grain in the rosewood (type: Machaerium scleroxylon). The chair has been labelled.

Flawless — This vintage item is in its original state. It has no defects and no restorations.

Product Code

FD-323204

Materials

Leather, Rosewood

Color

Black, brown

Width

80 cm 80 cm

Depth

80 cm 80 cm

Height

63 cm 63 cm

Seat Height

38 cm

Weight Range

Standard - Between 40kg and 80kg

* Please note that items made of Rosewood are subject to a special export process that may extend the delivery time an additional 2 to 4 weeks

Shipping & Delivery

Shipping Method

Front Door Delivery - 2 to 4 weeks

Ships from

Netherlands

Returns

Returns accepted within 14 days of delivery, except for Made-to-order items

Delivery Options

Front Door Delivery:
(Included in Every Order)

A skilled driver will unload the item(s) from the delivery truck and bring it to your building’s doorstep. You will be responsible for further transport beyond that point. We recommend asking a family member or friend for an extra hand; alternatively, you may upgrade to In-Home Delivery (see below).

The delivery partner will email and/or call you at least one day in advance to arrange a delivery time.

A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection.

A skilled driver or a team of two will bring your item(s) inside your home and place it in the immediate entryway. For unusually large or heavy items, we recommend asking a family member or friend for an extra hand, as we cannot send more than 2 drivers.

The delivery partner will email and/or call you one day in advance to arrange a delivery time.

A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection.

Item will be left in its packaging after delivery.

A signature will be required upon delivery.

*Important Note

Please examine every order upon delivery. In the event that there are visible signs of damage or missing or incorrect pieces, please indicate the problem on the Delivery Note and contact us within 48 hours of delivery. A signed delivery receipt without notations of missing, damaged, or incorrect item(s) represents your acceptance of the complete order in perfect condition.

* Please note that items made of Rosewood are subject to a special export process that may extend the delivery time an additional 2 to 4 weeks

About the Designer

Jean Gillon

Romanian-born, naturalized Brazilian Jean Gillon was an architect-designer best known for his design company Italma WoodArt, for which he designed a range of furniture collections crafted from Brazilian rosewood, or jacaranda, in the 1960s and 1970s.

Born 1919 in Iași, Gillon fluttered between a variety of European residences amid early adulthood. After graduating from Iasi’s George Enescu National University of Arts, Gillon moved to Paris, where he studied tapestry concurrent to practical work both as a Le Monde cartoonist and a set designer for the Paris Opera Ballet. In 1949, he relocated to Vienna to study architecture at the Kunstgewerbschule (formerly, the School of Industrial Arts; today, the University of Applied Arts), before heading on to London the following year to become a visiting lecturer at Central Arts & Crafts.

While in London, he met his wife Edith, with whom he had two daughters, Gabriela and Laura. Ever the jet-setters, the couple moved to São Paulo in 1956, attracted by the burgeoning Brazilian architecture scene and the work of José Caldas and Lina Bo Bardi, among others. Though his early work in Brazil focused on architecture, Gillon shifted to furniture design in 1961, when he founded Fábrica de Móveis Cidam, the original name for what would later become Italma WoodArt.

By the mid-1960s, Gillon’s WoodArt designs—mostly lounge chairs and sofas, often framed in rosewood and upholstered in Brazilian leather—could be found all around Brazil; in 1964, however, Gillon’s focus turned global, and he began expanding into the international market, exporting his products to twenty-two different countries.

As his company matured, so did Gillon’s designs’ appeal; particularly decorated was his Jangada Chair (1968), a lounge chair and ottoman upholstered in leather and supported by nylon nets. So named for the shape of a traditional Brazilian fishing boat, the chair received worldwide recognition for its originality and received many awards, even decades after its production.

Gillon continued to produce furniture, alongside numerous bespoke tapestries, until he retired in 2003. He passed away in 2007.